page_title: Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai
section_title: MERAZ (Techno-Cultural Fest)
hierarchical_section_title: Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai / Student Activities / MERAZ (Techno-Cultural Fest)
caption_attribution_description: English: The IIT Bhilai Motorsport team heading towards the brake test phase at the Enduro Student 2019 event
context_page_description: Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai is a public institute in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India. It is one of the six new IITs established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, located in Chhattisgarh state. The institute formally came into existence in July 2016 with the influx of the first batch of students on 25 July 2016.
  Until the infrastructure and permanent campus is ready, the institute will function temporarily at the campus of the Government Engineering College Raipur. This temporary campus of IIT Bhilai is located in Sejbahar area on Old Dhamtari Road in Raipur. Four storied Block-B of the GEC building has been fully renovated and furnished for IIT Bhilai. The temporary campus is about 10 km from the main city of Raipur and is well-connected through public transport facilities to the railway station, airport and the city.
  The Chhattisgarh Government has allotted 445 acres of land around Kutelabhata and Sirsa Khurd villages of Durg district for the new IIT campus. The location is about 6 km from the Durg Junction Railway station and about 54 km from Raipur Airport at Mana, Raipur.
context_section_description: Within a couple of years since its inception, IIT Bhilai conducted its first major annual technical and cultural festival – Meraz. The fest was held in October 2018 over a span of 3 days and featured events and performances by various professionals from both – the Technical and as well as the Entertainment industry. With an attendance of over a thousand students from all across the state, Meraz brought in a huge influx of technical as well as cultural diversity.
caption: The IIT Bhilai Motorsports team in Enduro Student India 2019
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